
[Middle English forrai, from forraien, to plunder, probably back-formation from forreour, raider, plunderer, from Old French forrier, from forrer, to forage. See forage.]
noun
verb
Definition: incursion, attempt
Antonyms: abstention, idleness, laziness
n. a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid: the garrison made a foray against the guerrilla camp.
v.make or go on a foray: the place into which they were forbidden to foray.
forayer n.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
When the chickens went missing, the farmer realized that a fox had made a foray into the coop.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strejftog, plyndringstogt, indfald
v. intr. - gøre strejftog
v. tr. - plyndre
Nederlands (Dutch)
inval, strooptocht, uitprobeersel op onbekend terrein, een inval doen in, plunderen
Français (French)
n. - (Mil) incursion, pillage, essai/tentative dans
v. intr. - (Mil) faire une incursion dans
v. tr. - faire une incursion dans, s'essayer à, s'exercer à
Deutsch (German)
n. - räuberischer Einfall, Ausflug
v. - überfallen, plündern
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αιφνίδια έφοδος ή εισβολή, γιουρούσι, διαρπαγή, επιδρομή
v. - πλιατσικολογώ, λεηλατώ, διαρπάζω
Italiano (Italian)
fare un'incursione, incursione, scorreria
Português (Portuguese)
n. - incursão (f)
v. - atacar (Mil.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - invasión, incursión, irrupción, pillaje, correría
v. intr. - hacer correrías
v. tr. - invadir, hacer una incursión, saquear, pillar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plundringståg, strövtåg (bildl.)
v. - plundra, ge sig ut på plundringståg (bildl.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
侵掠, 攻击, 侵略, 袭击, 劫掠, 对进行突袭
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侵掠, 攻擊, 侵略
v. intr. - 侵略, 襲擊, 劫掠
v. tr. - 對進行突襲
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침입, 침략
v. intr. - 침략하다, 약탈하다
v. tr. - 침략하다, 약탈하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 侵略, 手出し, 侵入
v. - 侵略する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) غزوة (فعل) يغزو
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - פשיטת שוד, הסתערות
v. intr. - פשט על, בזז, פלש
v. tr. - פשט על, בזז
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